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Pentagon Seeks Trump’s Approval to Carry Out Nidal Hasan’s Death Sentence

Presidential authorization is the next step in the military capital case after Hasan’s appeals ended this year.

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Overview

  • War Secretary Pete Hegseth said he will ask President Trump to authorize the execution and vowed to deliver justice without delays.
  • A Department of War official said Hasan’s packet is in the staffing process for presidential action.
  • Hasan has been on death row at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth since his 2013 court-martial for the Fort Hood shooting.
  • His final appeal was rejected in April 2025, clearing the way for administrative action toward execution.
  • If approved, it would be the first U.S. military execution after a court-martial since 1961, and only four inmates currently sit on military death row.